Ursula and Herve Sauve wrote a letter to the editor of the Sudbury Star about our parking on Elm Street project. We appreciate this kind of positivity and support.  read more ...

Journalist Heidi Ulrichsen provides an update about the bicycle racks that have been removed for installation adjustments. read more ...

Journalist Jenny Jelen writes about the new bicycle racks installed on Durham Street. read more ...

Downtown Partnership, consisting of the Downtown Village Development Corporation, Downtown Sudbury and the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation has officially launched the Downtown Streetscape PlaceMaker Program.

The Placemaker Program has been developed to raise private sector funds that will assist in expediting and sustaining streetscape improvements as well as demonstrating the broad base of support for revitalizing our historic core.

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This morning the Downtown Partnership, consisting of the Downtown Village Development Corporation, Downtown Sudbury and the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation officially launched the Downtown Streetscape PlaceMaker Program in front of the YMCA Centre for Life on Durham Street. read more ...

The Downtown Partnership, consisting of the Downtown Village Development Corporation (DVDC) and Downtown Sudbury, would like to congratulate the Laurentian University School of Commerce and Administration students who participated in the 2^nd Annual Greater Downtown Marketing Strategy. read more ...

Mike Whitehouse from the Sudbury Star discusses the danger for downtown buildings if renovation incentives are not offered soon.

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 Martha Dillman writes about the new stretscape amenities that will be unveiled in 2011 by the Downtown Village Development Corporation and Downtown Sudbury.

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The Sudbury Star provides insight into the future of Sudbury's downtown core. Mike Whitehouse from the Sudbury Star attended the Community Visioning Forum - see what he had to report about this event!

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See what Bill Bradley has to say regarding Tuesday night's Community Visioning Forum!

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An article about downtown revitalization.

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Visitors and citizens alike will have an easier time finding their way in Greater Sudbury’s downtown thanks to new street name signs.

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The Downtown Village Development Corporation is applauding the city’s announcement of a long-awaited investment strategy for Greater Sudbury’s historic downtown core.

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Winners announced for the inaugural Downtown Marketing Competition.

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Article that appeared in the Globe & Mail: Bruce Mau's Northern Exposure...High design meets nickel mines as Sudbury's prodigal son comes home

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When all the work is finished, 10 downtown buildings will appear a lot different than they do today. The former Ledo Hotel building on Elgin Street, for example, will sport a new facade ...

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Dalron betting on downtown living - "We've committed to converting the building into approximately 16 condominium units," says John Arnold. "We're taking an existing building that is well-suited to a conversion."

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Despite opposition from neighbours and from a number of councillors, the Options For Homes application to rezone a site on MacKenzie Street got final approval from city council Wednesday.

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The proposed Northern Ontario School of Architecture for Greater Sudbury will get $50,000 in seed money from Downtown Sudbury, but it didn't come without some controversy.

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Participants at the Downtown Sudbury annual general meeting were treated to a big idea Friday morning.

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At its annual general meeting Friday, Downtown Sudbury, a property owners association, passed a motion to support the proposed Northern School of Architecture.

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After handing out $1.6 million in economic-development goodies Saturday, a federal cabinet minister could not commit to a bigger boost to Greater Sudbury's ailing economy - several organizations receive funding, including the Downtown Village Development Corporation.

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At the city council meeting Wednesday, Ward 12 Councillor Joscelyne Landry-Altmann introduced a motion calling for the establishment of a municipal heritage advisory group.

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City Council has approved, in principle, a $17-million improvement plan for downtown Sudbury.

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Supporter of proposed Façade Improvement Incentive Program says it is ‘used in cities to stimulate economic development’ - Downtown Sudbury could get a long-awaited face-lift.

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It is time for the city to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to preserving heritage and downtown buildings, said Mayor John Rodriguez. He was referring to the announcement of $215,000 in grants by the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation to 10 downtown businesses.

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Downtown does have its problems, from parking to panhandling, but 64 percent of downtown business owners surveyed said they still rated the area as good to excellent.

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After years of unsold buildings and empty retail space, downtown Sudbury is resurging, said members of the business association Downtown Sudbury at its annual meeting at the Radisson Hotel Friday.

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The overall business climate of Greater Sudbury’s downtown appears to be positive, with 64% of respondents in a recent study rating the business environment as good to excellent.

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In a recent development, there may be a champion to being the lobbying for a heritage building committee. The Downtown Village Development Corporation (DVDC) just announced it is advocating the My Sudbury! Our Heritage initiative, which would begin with the establishment of a municipal heritage committee.

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The Downtown Village Development Corporation’s (DVDC) Business Retention and Expansion Program (BR+E) is receiving strong support from local Sudbury businesses.

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The Downtown Village Development Corporation has launched a study, the Business Retention & Expansion, to help downtown businesses and services to become more competitive.

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Having successfully initiated and facilitated the new Façade Improvement Grant and Loan Program for downtown Sudbury which went to City Council recently for approval, DVDC is further pleased to announce two major projects that will add several hundred new jobs and further create an estimated 15 to 18 new residential units.

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Cities, history tells us, are the cradles of great civilizations. The coming together of people and ideas both sparks and nurtures the creative spirit that spurs greatness.

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Plans to embellish and enrich downtown Sudbury grow curiouser and curiouser. Picture this: A vacant lot becomes a quaint “pocket park.” Simulated northern lights flitter over an intersection. There’s poetry embedded in the sidewalks and art flourishing in concrete planters.

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After months of dialogue and public input, the Downtown Village Development Corporation (DVDC), in partnership with the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation (GSDC), and Downtown Sudbury, is pleased to present several design concepts for downtown ...

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City Councillor Lynne Reynolds’ long-term vision for downtown Greater Sudbury does not include the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) rail yard.

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An editorial about removing the rail yards

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Back in the 1960s, there were detailed plans in place to relocate the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) yards from downtown and build a huge retail and residential project called Elgin Square.

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One of the more intriguing, momentous city-related events since the advent of Greater Sudbury’s amalgamation is expected to occur sometime this fall when the long-awaited “re-branding” of our community is unveiled.

Mau is not involved in Greater Sudbury’s rebranding program. But thanks to a couple of local women who sought him out several months ago, he will return to his hometown Thursday to offer musings ondesigning the future.

 

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Detail and colour have been added to a working sketch that envisions downtown Sudbury as a creative hotbed. A Downtown Village Development Corporation proposal to develop an affordable studio facility for the arts in the city has been accepted into a Toronto Artscape program designed to help communities across the country foster creative neighbourhoods and spur creative economies.

 

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Two major downtown stakeholders are moving forward with residential projects that represent an investment of more than $3,000,000.

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